Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-17
ABB0TTSF0RD.
TIE HOVE OF SIR WALTER scoTr AID
ITS ATTRACTIONS
Some Interesting BITS Of Description by
Cne 10 Love with the
Subject.

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fondcst associations seemed to cling.
Here some of his happicst and most
urosperons DAYS were spent and much
If his best work accomplished, AMI
l,rc ol.o he ps,,rl some of his darkest
5a,e vh,pin Tie evening If his life the
llacl c,ond, Gathered in the SKY.
hitherto so lreM. and mi~iortupcs
came upaa l.r. mot single spec,
lint IN mt4l,us.' lt Was at once
H.. i., a.I O.. rIdc. t'rs fair rrsl-
dcoc. e. .s. lor W. 6ul him
gc-..f.l u.t.... ou one occasion. " Nc
Oil. n.ta r.i.. pro1. 30 u.In< erected
a- i.i,laro : sdv of Nhh9tslord \
..r.r.ar.l e. .t... ami iaortlr t has
l,,r l4.,ltv .Icl and r.oIlui'v
.......I 81 t.. ~.l1rt.llr. banks OF
a.. Iv..l. ttit4 ui.turesoUely glb.ci
ana frut.d m.,lu. worthy Of tbc
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v.,rl,,.,, t,ro., ..l. 'cr,,s au interesting
co,.r,r, ,r,r. l..!I az from tine lit-
i.vat,iI, Station a. A.bottorl I,c-
Do, ,,ilv..,. ru t... line from Gslash.r.s
a. S,luf
M. r.l.a of fir house is built ~
vcr.ailr STONES .a.m "Ihc Hear. OF
N,a1.D .l..l var. nr. Med .
81, wa ',l.,. p.,rll TolLo,tl va.
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n.,',.li ,s ,t..,.fl 3,,.,,,.,. nf fine TO-
Io,O, y..,f. ... ....,. inscription. which
ems l.....'.,.... b, 90 ,..,.,,..a Win g..
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nav p,ot,ct.r lI..i, aro fh.y that
nn.t ia H.. Told 1915" THE fountain
from t,~ r.i T.irburgL "Mcr.at
Cr.s.~ .al.. l..ra..ua At the doorway
N.,r.i .,n,.y,f Sir tJnitorsfivoritc
lou,d u\I.,5, ".,. dogvLicb Gg1r.s
~, ,,,,,;,,,,l, iu Sir John SfrelIs
,,,tIo n. r.. SIT. monument Ejin-
mol ,y.,l. ,, i..,rintion when SHOW.
-, ,,Io, I,.I. ,.,utn Sir Waiter hold
l...,.l AMI r.;,Lf,l com,
80 ,'.,.,. cav.
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,,a, oI,.;t. ,r. a. q ,y.i.ing room,
l,ro rrYrd Win some curious oil
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o" Aug '' u.,,;na .',il anil r,,rod
,ourJ tbe ,y,lls vitI,in rasv roach
- tLo coev ,oll.s,uNa1 eibow chair.
sa,,, 80 b;. ,,,+ ,,,I,,,os of opt;n,;.
- I,alia1.'n - l.,,crl,r,. lara 4,
,n, 81. - a.. r,nn, +. O. nini,turs
,,,;,.o.n Owl ,,olI,r, l,aH;rg u Sir
xCai.,,,e I.i .,.,.,, ln,,n Which ne
co,lJ nosy ,,,i,..r,'oI ~ his mornin.,'s
vol fnr Sir walter moot thouoh he
voe v,s on carly riIcr. and pridcl
LIm.,lf mon his ,Ictbodical habits So
much So that he was wont 10 say He
had broken the neck II his day'swork
baforo tbo Gp,jlv had assembled for
Lrcalfast
This I,tlc studv.room must over he
Of or,af interest ~ all lovers of Scott.
II sin s,emspeopled with the creatures
of his reuiue. ana Fancy can trat e the
good Sir Walter sitting here his
eloocv kindly face Inf M by tbc
"""ri -I -
thoughts Wilch are lhSpiIl1S hii'' vi
I've ,r r,e ' a. 5avn ,eosant crack"
,,;1' Nj ~ como ntLcr fovora1 ono
20 u,n",,r,ornrs rot;nrnof Jogs which |
80 Wv o 'l''-i; nr,;,r nnon him
H. cI.ins =" rs ooni.fellow,hin
You leave This room and lis interest |
;,,, oes,r;st;nns and mss INFO tho |
i,9 rnnn, of nobIe nronortions
, m;n, :, oal ca;l;nc ricLlv carved after |
. ~ ,,'' ~ Nt,lrnsc and Toslin Abhovs
h. H. hnol's - which there are about |
on ooo are in Handsomely carved oak !
c,,cs and line the walls from floor to
ceil;nc There are many objects wor-
tbv Of attention here. hut perhaps the /
most interesting is Chnntisy's celebra-
ted bust of Scott -most genial-loOkiug
and best known of all his nkenesscs.
Here also are bit Of Sir Walters
manuscript and pen used by him,
a drinking glass which belonged /
10 ihe poet Burns. three skulls picked /
nm bv Byron in Athens and pre-
scented by him to Sir Walter, the clasp /
of Napolcon's cloak, and couple OF
pistols taken from his carriage after